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Shanti Bardot is a Tribal Fusion Bellydance performer and instructor based in Oakland, California who specializes in Arabic Folk Dance, Turkish Roman, and Rachel Brice’s 8 Elements Format.
Information about upcoming performances can be found in Events and details for weekly classes, workshops, and private lessons in Classes!

Shanti is available for private event bookings! Create a night to remember by featuring a bellydance performance at your next party!

Classes & Workshops

Shanti is an 8 Elements Datura Style™ Certified Teacher and 200-hr Certified Yoga Instructor with over a decade of teaching experience.
In Shanti’s teaching, the main focus is on deep understanding of movement so that it can be fully and easily learned. Whether it’s the basics or complex layering, Shanti emphasizes technique and discovering the deeper experience of movement that comes from within.

Weekly Classes: Bellydance and Yoga:

Datura™ Style Bellydance
Classes are most Wednesdays 8:15-9:30pm at Spring Fall Studio in Berkeley.
All levels of students are welcome though it is recommended to join with the start of a series.
$17 Drop-in, discounted prices available when you sign-up for a full series! See the current Datura Style Series Schedule for more details or Sign-up via e-mail!

Private Lessons
Shanti is available for private lessons within the Bay Area. Rates start at $65/hr and go up depending on number of people and location! Send an e-mail via the Contact Page for rates and more information.

Workshops
Interested in hosting a bellydance workshop for your community? Send an e-mail via the Contact Page for a current list of workshop offerings!
If there is something specific you are looking for please include that in your email. It is possible to create a workshop custom for your dance community’s interests!

Photo by LilBittyDemon

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Events

Underground Nomads – Resident Dancer
Shanti is a resident dancer at this weekly Tuesday Night World Music and Bellydance event at F8 in San Francisco!
See the Underground Nomads Website or Facebook Page to see who’s performing each week!

About

Photo by Phoebus Foto at Jamballah NW 2016 in Portland, Oregon

Shanti performs and teaches Tribal Fusion belly dance, specializing in fusing Arabic Folk Dance with contemporary dance and her own aesthetic. She does both improvisational and choreographed dancing, enjoying the different creative processes.
Having studied western dance and yoga for many years before belly dancing, Shanti understands the body’s movement from the inside out.
She currently performs as a soloist in the Bay Area and collaborates with fellow dancers throughout the West Coast.

After 5 years of Cabaret style belly dance, Shanti saw Rachel Brice perform at The Roxy in 2007 and began exploring this new world of Tribal Fusion.
Since then she has studied intensively with Rachel and is a certified 8 Elements Practitioner. She is also FCBD General Skills certified through Carolena Nericcio.